Portable and collapsible stand for spirit-stoves.



W. EICHELKRAUT. PORTABLE AND GOLLAPSIBLE STAND PQR' SPIRIT sToVBs.y `.LTPPLIOATIOY FILED M-AY 3l, 1912.

FQQ 113. Patented Jan. 14, 1913.

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W. EIGHELKRAU'I'.

OLLAPSIBLBSTND FOR SPIRIT STOVES. APPLICATION YILED MAY 31,-1912.

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shaped members.

PATENT oEEicE.

WALTER EIGHELKEAUT, or zEHLENDoEF, NEAR' BERLIN, GERMANY roEfrAELE AND coLLAPsIELE STAND Eon sPrErT-srovEs;

Be it known that I, WALTER EICHELKEAUT, a subject of the King-of Prussia, and resident of 6/8 Seehofstrasse, Zehlendorf, near Berlin, Germany, architect, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Portable and Collapsible Stands for Spirit- Stoves., l

This invention relates to animproved portable and" collapsible stand adapted to receive a spirit reservoir lamp .or stove and to support a cooking utensil above the lamp,

and of the type in which the stand comprisesa plurality of substantially UA-shapedmembers arranged to intersect one another.

According to the present invention the U- shaped members are retained in their proper position relatively to one another by means of grooves or the like provided yin the under.-

slde of the reservoir'or of thevlamp,' .these grooves fitting over Ithe edges of the U- The reservoir orlamp is heldin position-by means fof a notched ring which is capable of being `fitted over the U- shaped members soas to fit within notches in the upwardly projecting arms or webs of the U-shaped members. By this means the U-shaped members and the reservoir or lamp are firmly secured together so thatl the whole'may be transported without danger. l

In order that .the invention may be more "clearly understood, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which show4 by way of example the preferred 'method of carrying out my invention.

Figure l isa perspective view of the stand and reservoir in position ready for use. Figs. 2 and 2a are detail lside views ofl the U-shaped lmembers and Fig. .2b is a plan view of the ring. tive view showing the'it-ting together of the two U-shaped members. Figs. 4 and 5 are plan-viewsshowing two different methods of securing a plurality of stands together andfFig. 6 is a detail view elevation showing the setting together'of the stands in the manner illustrated inFig. 4.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 3, the stand comprises two U-shaped members a and b the member a having upwardly projecting parts a2 und being provided in its lowerA transverse part with a .slot `a which is downwardly directed,` while. the member b has projecting parts b2 and is prov1ded with a similar but upwardly directedslot b so specification f'Letters Patent. Application filed May 31,

Fig. 3 is a perspec-` 1912. Serial N0. 700,890.

'- that the members a and "b can be ,iitted to- Patented Jan. 14,1913.:

gether so as to intersect one another, as

illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3. It will thusv be'seen that when the members a and b are fitted together, a space is formed between .the upwardly projecting parts a2 and `b2 v for the reception. of the spirit reservoir c which -isprovided on its lower side'l ,with transverse grooves or the like d adapted to fit over the edges a4 and b4 of tlie members a and b respectively, the reservoir@ thus insuring the proper relative 'position of the members a andb. The reservoir c is held in position by means of a ring e which vvis provided with notches f formed by stamping out and .upwardly turning a plurality .of-lugs g. The ringe is fitted in position by passing the slots f over the yupwardly projecting parts a? and b2, the lugs g at the Isame time servingvto center the ring. The

ri'ng e is also adaptedwto retain the members i a and b in their-proper position by engag-I ing in notchesr-inthe parts a2 and bz-on slightly rotating the' ring e. It will be seen that the weight-'and pressure of the ring e upon the reservoir c is transmitted to the members a and b so that the stand `may'be readily transported without danger on raising the same by meansy of either the member a or the member b. Itwill be..

readily seen that in order to take the stand plates r: and boltsxor'other suitablefastenings Z. As shown in Fig. 5 the stands may also be connected together by means of a In vorder to prevent the flame from longitudinal or :transverse detachable rodl being connected together bymeans v,of yishthe spirit reservoir/from being extinguished' the ring e may as shown in- Fig. 1 be provided with an'upwardly projecting windguard z'.

I claim:- .1. In combination with a spirit reservoir, a portable and collapsible stand comprising, in combination, a plurality of interlocking members each having a pair of upwardly lprojecting shanks notched Vin their inner edges, said reservoir yfitting between said Shanks and having grooves in its bottom fitting over the upper edges of said mem bers,4 and a notched ring capable of being" "g'ages 1n the notches of said Shanks, and a from fitted between said shanks and"over said? reservoir and whlch, when, turned,y engages in the notches of said Shanks.

2. In combination with a spirit reservoir,

a portable and. ycollapsible standhcoinpris? ing, in combination, a plurality "of interlocking members each having a pair of -upwardly projecting Shanks notched yon Witnesses E,

its bottom 'itting'over the upper edges of saidjnieniberaa 'notched ring capable ot heiiig'ltted between said Shanks and. over said reservoir and which when turned, en

wind-guard projecting upwardly said ring.

- In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

WALTER EICI-UELKRAUT.

HENRY HAsrnn, n WQLDEMAR HAUET. 

